Nurse Birchannity Ann asked him if there was anything more she could get for him. He turned his head from the wall and answered, Some more custard.
She reminded him she already brought him two servings—that other patients, too, would also like one.
He gazed beyond her for a moment, finally conceding, then acknowledged her as Birch. He turned his face back to the wall, and started softly weeping.
That's when I realized, reveals Nurse Birchannity, known to all endearingly as Ann, This dude's a crier.
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